Sentences with phrase «operatic even»

Artful, epic, operatic even, this thriller set in the world of ballet challenges the viewer with its intelligence and depth and wit.

There is undoubtedly an artistic connection as well as personal, but where von Trier tends toward the operatic even in his most ghastly passage — such as in most of Antichrist — Refn is more indebted to the hallmarks of genre.

Not exact matches

That evening's four relays, three individual races and two field events combined to drive the emotions of the crowd of 65,000 in ways so connected and operatic that the events seemed not randomly scheduled but willed.

She can up the ante — even check into the male's physiological fitness by challenging him in this operatic duetting.»

Even after decades of operatic training, Horne is mystified about what makes it possible for her — let alone her granddaughter — to lift her voice in song.

Beautifully shot and operatic in scope, the filmmaking is remarkable even if the story - telling is perplexing.

Pick through that mess, and even the biggest Daniels skeptic will find a fierce commitment to progressive social issues; a knack for writing showcases for actresses of color that are so often slighted by Hollywood; and a kind of Shakespeare - meets - camp delight for dialogue that is as operatic as it is silly — though only effective about as often as you'd expect with that kind of ambition.

Jenkins was a real person, a rich socialite and music lover who lived in New York in the early 20th century and enjoyed performing amateur operatics, which is all well and good, except she was a terrible singer: always off - key, probably tone - deaf, and worst of all, she chose really difficult pieces to sing that would have challenged even talented professionals.

Even when reaching for the operatic, he keeps the focus on small human foibles: a cellphone going off at a funeral; a car parked who knows where; a teenager (Lucas Hedges, in what should be a star - making breakout turn) whose mourning process is no more preoccupying than his desperate attempts to get some alone time with his girlfriend.

After a series opener in which Sherlock traded its mystery status for soap, the second episode of series four, «The Lying Detective», doubles down on the new soap operatic direction of the show and delivers even more antics and heavy - handed emotional beats.

He even segues into a few surreal operatic sequences with hefty naked women, commenting both on cinematic score vs. emotion as well as a simple comment on what we take in our systems as seductive versus what the eye finds as such.

Even the actors take the material, with Jessica Chastain the standout as the operatic Lucille Sharpe.

Even for actors in space operatic adventures, this must've seemed like an unorthodox introduction to the workplace.

Visconti, from the very beginning, was an operatic director, even before he directed opera.

But even before the film's finale, it's filled with nods to changing times and the traumatic effects of recent American history, themes Cimino explored on an operatic scale in his next film, The Deer Hunter.

While typically a calm little dog, they are well known for performing many enjoyable antics such as the «Chin Spin», in which they turn around in rapid circles; dancing on their hind legs while pawing their front feet, clasped together, in the air; and, some even «sing», a noise that can range from a low trill to a higher, almost operatic quality noise, and which sounds much like «woooo».

While typically calm, they are well known for performing many tricks such as the «Chin Spin», in which they turn around in rapid circles; dancing on their hind legs while pawing their front feet, clasped together, in the air; and some even «sing», a noise that can range from a low trill to a higher, almost operatic noise.

International audiences are sure to welcome a feature that can make even the most complex operatic plots clear: text screens on every seat, offering translations into English, French, German, and Spanish.

Gioachino Rossini's Otello ↑ The LightSpace Studios, 1115 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn Thursday, March 16, 7:00 pm Otello is brought to the operatic stage, in this evening of high end culture in Bushwick.

Julian Rosefeldt: MANIFESTO Feature film starring Cate Blanchett Opens at the NuArt May 26th and keep an eye out for more dates in June Review by Shana Nys Dambrot Visual artist Julian Rosefeldt is an acclaimed and ambitious fine art photographer and video artist with a distinctly Romantic, operatic sensibility even at his most...

It even sailed through some vintage Enrico Caruso recordings, allowing us to focus on the powerful operatic tenor instead of the rather lo - fi recording quality.